as in optimistically
in a positive or optimistic manner
They waited hopefully for the doctor to update them on their friend's condition. When the sun appeared, we asked hopefully if everyone remembered to bring sunblock.
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Recent Examples of hopefully
Hunting Wives costars Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow took a selfie (hopefully to send to the other Wives to ask about Season 2) in the audience.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The company plans to hire local operators to run the space, which will hopefully give the brewery more of a neighborhood feel.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
That opens up different kinds of stories for us, and hopefully we’ve got invested in good concepts and IP.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The German automaker just unveiled Concept C, a stylish and minimalist sports car that marks the start of a new styling philosophy and, hopefully, a return to the bold designs that brought it so much success.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The company plans to hire local operators to run the space, which will hopefully give the brewery more of a neighborhood feel.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
That opens up different kinds of stories for us, and hopefully we’ve got invested in good concepts and IP.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The German automaker just unveiled Concept C, a stylish and minimalist sports car that marks the start of a new styling philosophy and, hopefully, a return to the bold designs that brought it so much success.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefully
Adverb
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Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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For six weeks, players and coaches spoke optimistically about how the offseason additions and the growth and development during training camp would make things different this year.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Miami happily obliged and thrived.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The actor is happily married to his longtime wife, Tomasina Tate.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Maddie cheerfully navigates the politics of her jealous co-worker (Claudia O’Doherty), exacting boss (Connor O’Malley) and lesbian BFF (Berlant) at the sunny studios of Gourmaybe.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Aug. 2025
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Chatbots, which confidently promise to answer any question and can generate images and videos remarkably quickly, are replacing traditional search engines and human experts as go-to sources of knowledge.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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The accurate measurements allowed the team to isolate the milliseconds-long signal confidently.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Charlie Kirk traveled the nation, joyfully engaging with everyone interested in good-faith debate.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Wolfe’s good point, in his writing on architecture, was that there was an immense reservoir of idiomatic American style that deserved to be taken as seriously—or, more to the point, as joyfully—as any European art-school dogma.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hacks nominee Jean Smart looked positively regal in an emerald green turtleneck Christian Siriano gown and a statement necklace as well as other pieces from Rahaminov Diamonds.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Marko, however, is looking positively at Red Bull's form after the Italian GP.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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But Pierce Brosnan is the scene-stealer here, joyously leaping into the character of Ron, a former union activist known as Red Ron in his day, still ready to start a protest when needed.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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